| 原創：More than的用法好多種 |
| 2005年06月01日15:45:39 寄託天下 |
| 簡簡單單的「more than」，用法可多呢！ 下面是些好例子： ● A. 「More than＋名詞」表示「多於……」、「非但……尤其是」如： 1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information. 2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too. ● B. 「More than＋數詞」含「以上」或「不止」之意，如： 3) I have known David for more than 20 years. 4) Let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy. ● C. 「More than＋形容詞」等於「很」或「非常」的意思，如： 5) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments. 6) I assure you I am more than glad to help you. ● D. 在「More...than...」中，肯定「more」後面的而否定「than」後面的，約等於「是……而不是……」如： 7) The difference between pure linguistics and applied linguistics is more apparent than real. 8) This book seems to be more a manual than a text. 9) Catherine is more diligent than intelli-gent. 10) Hearing the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened. ● E. 「More than」或「More...than...」＋含「can」的分句時表示「否定意」，如： 11) That's more than I can do. 12) Don't bite off more than you can chew. 13) In delivering his lecture, Jason makes sure not to include more things than the students can understand. ● F. 「No more...than...」表示「不……；不如……」，如： 14) I can no more do that than anyone else. 15) A learner can no more obtain knowledge without reading than a farmer can get good harvest without ploughing.」 「No more…...than...」的語義，也可用「not any more than...」來取代，因此 15 可以變成 16。 16) A learner cannot... any more than ...」同樣的， 17可以變成 18： 17) Dr Hu is no more a poet than Dr Wu is a philosopher. 18) Dr Hu is not a poet any more than Dr Wu is a philosopher. 此外，「more than」也在一些慣用語中出現，如： 19) More offen than not （經常），people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give. 20) All of us are more than a little concerned about（非常關心）the current economic problems. 總之，「more than」看似簡單，其實很有內涵，味道雋永。 |
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